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Fast Data is the next step for Big Data
Whilst many people and companies are getting to know, understand, and work with Big Data, an increasing number of companies are already using what is being considered its evolution: Fast Data.
Basically Fast Data is the capacity to analyse and to act in re...

Rafael Natali,
Hult International Business School '15|February 13, 20150

One of my favourite examples, when it comes to business risks, is the mining industry – given my background of almost 4 years in a TSX gold mining junior company that is running a still-permitting large scale open cast project in Romania. The most important risk – given that the deposit is proven a...

"The key is to know your customer, figure out the correct digital channel, and use these insights while building your ecosystem. The digital revolution cuts two ways for companies as customers with a wider range of options become more difficult to reel in. However, brands that have moved swiftly to...

Very soon, Nigeria will be going to the polls to elect its president. Despite its position as the biggest economy in the African continent, it is yet to scratch its potential. As it is usually the case with its elections, businesses, multinationals and partner countries slow down activities pending...

Your company may not be a start-up. It may be neither new nor small. But, as big and mature as you might be, you could still benefit from thinking like a start-up. So…what can you do, in a big company, to retain the good aspects of a start-up? Like most things, it’s all in our heads, and by keeping...

"Even though it's very limited in scope, Taobao [Alibaba's marketplace division] is delivering real goods to real people, which is a step further than its Western counterpart Amazon has gone. That said, which company will actually roll out a fully functioning drone-based delivery service remains to...

Neutrality in the U.S.
In an article published Wednesday on Wired.com, U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler said he will propose utility-style rules to ensure Internet service providers (ISPs) don’t interfere with subscribers’ Web traffic.
This announcement came after...

Rafael Natali,
Hult International Business School '15|February 5, 20150

Quarter 4 2014 results for some of the technology giants.
During the last week, five of the major technology companies: Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alibaba reported fourth-quarter profits. Only Google, and in particular Apple, profits up from the same period a year before, as we can see ...

Rafael Natali,
Hult International Business School '15|February 5, 20150

Big data in the business world.
Big data is really everywhere, including at the World Economic Forum 2015 in Davos where there were several references to big data and its usage in different industries and situations.
It’s not surprising that this is happening, a recent survey by “The Economist” s...

Rafael Natali,
Hult International Business School '15|February 5, 20150